Don’t You Just Know It (Rest In Peace Dad)
I got a call on a Friday afternoon from my sister. “You need to get down here now.” Here, was a hospital in Atlantic County New Jersey where my father […]
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The Pro-Teens: Doomsday b/w Curls
It was a hard one. I can remember driving with my son when the news came over the radio. “The rapper known as MF DOOM is dead.” I had to […]
Dr. Lonnie Smith Rest In Power
We lost another great today. Dr. Lonnie Smith, master of the Hammond organ passed away on 9/28 at the age of 79. Some of the earliest jazz we were introduced […]
Rest In Power Melvin Van Peebles
You have to not let yourself believe you can’t. Do what you can do within the framework of what you have, and don’t look outside – look inside. Melvin Van […]
R.I.P. Lee “Scratch” Perry
When I heard the news I was a little stunned. I was scrolling through Instagram and was really not paying attention, as there were a bounty of Sade Adu photos […]
Rest In Power Ricky Powell
Ricky Powell was a person you thought would be around forever. When you went to the West Village, you’d most likely see him. Radio in hand, West 4th St. or […]
RIP Andrew Weatherall
Photo Courtesy Graeme Robertson/The Guardian We are saddened to hear about the death of DJ/ producer/ musician Andrew Weatherall at age 56. His production of Primal Scream’s Screamedelica, especially the […]
Rest In Power Charles Bradley
Music, to us, is the great equalizer. Having a bad day, turn to music. Need a pick me up, turn to music. Tired of politics, turn to music. Tune out […]
Rest In Peace David Mancuso
As a DJ, there are elders that you look up to an have an influence on you. Early on, it was Grandmixer DST, Flash, and Herc who I was enamored […]
RIP Rudy Van Gelder
Photo Courtesy John Munson/ Star Ledger Truth be told, it was engineer Rudy Van Gelder who got me hooked on jazz. I had no idea of that when I started […]
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